Searching protection relay response time extremes using genetic algorithm - Software quality by optimization

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-233

  Alander, Jarmo T ^a   Mantere, Timo ^a   Moghadampour, Ghodrat ^a   Matila, Jukka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

^b ABB OY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distribution systems; Genetic algorithms; Real time control; Safety; Simulation; Software testing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC RELAYS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

RELAY RESPONSE TIME;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION;

EID: 0032158238     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-7796(98)00013-3     Document Type: Article

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